Gerald McDonnell

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Gerald McDonnell is a scholar working on Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald McDonnell has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Microbiology, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 14 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Gerald McDonnell's work include Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection (28 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (11 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (10 papers). Gerald McDonnell is often cited by papers focused on Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection (28 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (11 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (10 papers). Gerald McDonnell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Gerald McDonnell's co-authors include A.D. Russell, Jean‐Yves Maillard, S.P. Denyer, Vincent Thomas, Ezra Linley, Claire Simons, Peter Burke, Peter Setlow, Matthew Finnegan and Anne Collignon and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Gerald McDonnell

73 papers receiving 6.7k citations

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Antiseptics and Disinfectants: Activity, Action, and Resistance

1999 3.5k citations Gerald McDonnell, A.D. Russell Clinical Microbiology Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gerald McDonnell United Kingdom	35	2.1k	1.7k	1.2k	1.1k	724	76	7.1k
Jean‐Yves Maillard United Kingdom	47	2.1k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	976 0.9×	585 0.8×	154	7.1k
S.P. Denyer United Kingdom	38	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	589 0.5×	499 0.5×	448 0.6×	122	5.4k
Kim Lewis United States	31	5.4k 2.5×	1.0k 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	908 1.3×	46	9.3k
Andrew J. McBain United Kingdom	50	3.1k 1.5×	1.2k 0.7×	781 0.7×	911 0.9×	367 0.5×	185	7.7k
P. Gilbert United Kingdom	46	3.6k 1.7×	1.9k 1.1×	558 0.5×	748 0.7×	845 1.2×	118	6.9k
Brendan Gilmore United Kingdom	47	2.9k 1.4×	1.0k 0.6×	558 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	389 0.5×	153	7.4k
Asad U. Khan India	56	3.9k 1.8×	1.6k 0.9×	899 0.8×	795 0.7×	772 1.1×	335	11.7k
C. W. Keevil United Kingdom	48	3.0k 1.4×	709 0.4×	1.6k 1.3×	638 0.6×	1.6k 2.1×	206	9.1k
Hans J. Nelis Belgium	46	3.4k 1.6×	616 0.4×	1.5k 1.3×	874 0.8×	713 1.0×	194	8.2k
Ian Chopra United Kingdom	37	3.2k 1.5×	919 0.5×	1.5k 1.3×	973 0.9×	392 0.5×	89	8.2k

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McDonnell, Gerald, et al.. (2025). Decontamination and Device Processing in Healthcare.

Rowan, Neil J., et al.. (2024). A new quantitative method for determining patient risk for reusable medical device categorization based on using and interpreting Kremer's cleaning classification system. Journal of Hospital Infection. 155. 234–247. 2 indexed citations

McDonnell, Gerald, et al.. (2022). A standardized method for evaluating test soils used to demonstrate cleaning efficacy. Journal of Hospital Infection. 126. 52–55. 7 indexed citations

McDonnell, Gerald, et al.. (2021). Words Matter: A Commentary and Glossary of Definitions for Microbiological Quality. PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology. 75(6). 553–570. 1 indexed citations

McDonnell, Gerald, et al.. (2021). Thermal Disinfection Validation: The Relationship Between A0 and Microbial Reduction. Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology. 55(3). 85–90. 4 indexed citations

Montgomery, Alan, et al.. (2021). Regulatory Approach for Transitioning from Gamma Ray to X-ray Radiation Sterilization. Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology. 55(s3). 58–66. 6 indexed citations

Olsen, Daniel B., et al.. (2021). Assessing Detergent Residuals for Reusable Device Cleaning Validations. Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology. 55(4). 165–170. 6 indexed citations

Thomas, Vincent, et al.. (2012). A Novel Way to Grow Hemozoin-Like Crystals In Vitro and Its Use to Screen for Hemozoin Inhibiting Antimalarial Compounds. PLoS ONE. 7(7). e41006–e41006. 13 indexed citations

Shang, Shaobin, Sara Gibbs, Marcela Henao‐Tamayo, et al.. (2011). Increased Virulence of an Epidemic Strain of Mycobacterium massiliense in Mice. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24726–e24726. 38 indexed citations

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McDonnell, Gerald & Peter Burke. (2011). Disinfection: is it time to reconsider Spaulding?. Journal of Hospital Infection. 78(3). 163–170. 102 indexed citations

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McDonnell, Gerald, et al.. (2010). Virucidal Activity of Disinfectants against Parvoviruses and Reference Viruses. Applied Biosafety. 15(4). 165–171. 20 indexed citations

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Finnegan, Matthew, Ezra Linley, S.P. Denyer, et al.. (2010). Mode of action of hydrogen peroxide and other oxidizing agents: differences between liquid and gas forms. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 65(10). 2108–2115. 254 indexed citations

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Collignon, Anne, et al.. (2010). Resistance of Acanthamoeba Cysts to Disinfection Treatments Used in Health Care Settings. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 48(8). 2689–2697. 138 indexed citations

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McDonnell, Gerald, et al.. (2009). Disinfection efficacy against parvoviruses compared with reference viruses. Journal of Hospital Infection. 73(1). 64–70. 88 indexed citations

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Daugelat, Sabine, et al.. (2008). The Design and Testing of a Continuous Effluent Sterilization System for Liquid Waste. Applied Biosafety. 13(2). 105–112. 2 indexed citations

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McDonnell, Gerald, et al.. (2005). Area Fumigation with Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor. Applied Biosafety. 10(2). 91–100. 38 indexed citations

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McDonnell, Gerald & Peter Burke. (2003). The Challenge of Prion Decontamination. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 36(9). 1152–1154. 36 indexed citations

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Krause, Jane E., et al.. (2001). Biodecontamination of animal rooms and heat-sensitive equipment with vaporized hydrogen peroxide.. PubMed. 9(2). 18–21. 50 indexed citations

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McDonnell, Gerald & A.D. Russell. (1999). Antiseptics and Disinfectants: Activity, Action, and Resistance. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 12(1). 147–179. 3537 indexed citations breakdown →

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McDonnell, Gerald & David J. McConnell. (1994). Overproduction, isolation, and DNA-binding characteristics of Xre, the repressor protein from the Bacillus subtilis defective prophage PBSX. Journal of Bacteriology. 176(18). 5831–5834. 35 indexed citations

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